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$70 Million Investment For New Holiday

Inn At Denarau
Yet another new resort property

development will begin in Nadi in the
third quarter of this year, this time under
the Holiday Inn banner.
The InterContinental Hotel Group
(IGH), a world-leading hotel company,
signed a management agreement with
Fijian-based property development
company, Avoser Limited.
The $70 million investment will see a
173-room resort opening its doors in the
third quarter of 2018.
The new Holiday Inn will be located on
the main land, right beside the bridge
into Denarau.
Travelling to Denarau, the site is on the
right which is on the river front with
easy access off Denarau Road.
Holiday Inn Resort Denarau Island will
be IHGs third property in Fiji, joining
Holiday Inn Suva and InterContinental
Fiji Golf Resort & Spa at Natadola.
IHG head of Development Australasia,
Matthew Tripolone, confirmed they will
be starting reasonably soon and are welladvanced in the planning process.
He confirmed there will be 250
employments created during the

construction phase and another 120 job
opportunities will open up once the hotel
opens.
Mr Tripolone said the resort will be
designed to cater for the families and
corporate.
We feel the Denarau area needs a
strong mid-market hotel to cater for the
families and that is what this hotel will
be designed to cater to, he said.
It will also have a significant element of
corporate hotel.
But he also noted the need to cater for the
in-bound and outbound market which
was very common in Nadi.
Avoser Limited chief executive, Ananth
Reddy, was born in Fiji and educated in
Australia, holding degrees in Law and
Engineering.
Denarau Island is one of Fijis
most renowned international resort
destinations, and we are seeing
increasing visitor arrivals to the island
every year, he said.
Fiji has also seen some of its highest
occupancy rates in recent years and there
are big opportunities for growth in rooms

supply to cater to the tourism growth.
As one of the worlds most recognised
brands, we believe Holiday Inn is the
right one to bring to Denarau Island and
were very pleased to be working with
IHG to develop what will be a fantastic
family resort.
The right package
Meanwhile, the Minister for Industry,
Trade and Tourism, Faiyaz Siddiq Koya,
stressed the importance of offering more
than a beautiful destination.
Given the hotel would include a highend retail and commercial centre, Mr
Koya said shopping is an important part
of any holiday package.
Whilst we provide the best and
friendliest services, we need to ensure
that we are able to cater to our markets
needs in terms of extra activities,
especially high-end shopping, he said.
We want our visitors to come to Fiji and
enjoy our hospitality and not just stay in the
hotels but go out and spend in our stores.
Such high-end retail and commercial
developments are crucial for the growth.
FRCA Told To Deliver High-Level Service

Fijis
Prime
Minister
Voreqe
Bainimarama has urged the Fiji Revenue
Customs Authority (FRCA) to improve
its services, as well as ensure every
taxpayer is treated fairly.
Opening the Fiji Revenue Customs
Authority (FRCA) CEOs forum in Suva
today, Mr Bainimarama acknowledged
the organisations role in collecting tax
- much needed revenue for government,
but he pointed out they need to be fair
in their efforts to get taxpayers to meet
their tax obligations and should not
extend to behaving in an inappropriate
or unlawful manner.
The private sector, indeed every Fijian,
has a right to expect that you are dealt
with fairly and equitably by FRCA, Mr
Bainimarama said.
In some instances, FRCA has failed you.
Some companies and individuals have
been unfairly targeted. Some have been
treated in a high-handed manner. And
decisions or rulings have been inconsistent
and there has been a lack of transparency.
Worse, some investigations, audits
and decisions have been influenced by
prejudices based on ethnicity, gender,
religion or socio-economic status.
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Mr Bainimarama says companies and

individuals who may have been wronged
by FRCA deserve redress.
To this end, Mr Bainimarama has
instructed the Minister for Finance to
ensure that FRCA redoubles its efforts to
deal with these shortcomings.
He has also asked every FRCA Officer to
always regard the taxpayer as a customer
who deserves to be treated in a professional
manner and with consideration and respect.
I ask you all to examine your own
behaviour in this regard. Because frankly,
we are still getting far too many complaints
about FRCA and we need to see a change
in the organisations culture for the better.
I am not here as Prime Minister to single
you out for a verbal caning because we

have similar problems across much of
our bureaucracy.
Mr Bainimarama emphasized on the need
for people to start developing a can do
attitude at every level to create a culture
of excellence and culture of service.
The head of government also issued FRCA
three objectives to meet including ensuring
transparency in their operations and
dealings with taxpayers, ensure consistency
in their application of the tax laws and in
their approach to compliance and thirdly
efficiency - to put a stop to a culture of
mediocrity, keep up with developments in
the world of commerce and taxation and
aspire to world-class performance.
Speaker to Parliament Dr Jiko Luveni

confirmed that FijiFirst member Dr Neil
Sharma, who resigned as a Member of
Parliament two weeks ago, voted against
the Government in the last sitting of
Parliament.
While speaking at Verata Wailevu Village
in Tailevu during her Meet the Speaker
Programme outreach, Dr Luveni said
Dr Sharma voted against a motion raised
by the Government.
Dr Sharma willingly resigned after
he was found to have voted against a
motion raised by Government, she said.
For the first time after being sworn in, the
Speaker and staff of the Civic Education
Division under the Department of
Legislature in Parliament visited a
few places educating the public on the
functions of Parliament.
Why Dr Sharma Quit - Dr Luveni
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Ministry Implements Measures On Expired

Drugs
Fijis Pharmaceuticals and Biomedical
Services centre (FPBS) is pursuing the
setting up of a new information system
that allows it to link up with all health
facilities as part of measures to address
the issue of expired drugs.
Acknowledging the findings by the
Auditor Generals Office about millions
lost in expired drugs, the Ministry of
Health says a good logistic information
system will allow for better planning,
accurate data and addressing in a timely
manner demands by all health facilities
in Fiji.
The new system is also aimed to help in
the dissemination of medicine supplies
to private pharmacies under the Free
Medicine Scheme.
In the meantime, MOHs media officer
Sunil Chandra says the ministry has
implemented activities and programs
aimed to reduce expired drugs.
The maximum level at FPBS have been
reviewed and reduced from 18 months
stock level purchases to 8 14 months
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stock level, Mr Chandra says.

Monthly forecasting for the next six
months expiration of these perishable
goods has been carried out since 2012.
These lists of products have been shared
with health facilities for information
with the aim to use the products before
expiring.
Other measures include tightening up
on dissemination of certain products
such as anti-cancer drugs which are
now purchased only when patients are
presented to the hospitals.
In addition to this, a special program
to further developed and strengthen the
oncology discipline in CWM Hospital
have been undertaken by the ministry
after FPBS have raised concerns of drug
wastage of ant-cancer drugs.
In consultation with the doctors groups,
certain products have been removed
from the standard list of purchasing
ensuring the purchase list is relevant to
the current practices.
Doctors are also being educated and
made aware of the standard purchase list

as to increase knowledge on available
products.
In addition to the doctors education is
the continual development and review of
the drug standard treatment guideline
and its distribution to all prescribers. The
drug standard treatment guideline is the
preferred specific drug treatment [and
non drug treatment] to be administered
to manage diseases that are priority to
the government.
The aim of the guideline in respect
to supply, it makes demand more
predictable and allows appropriate
planning for distribution.
The quantification of certain products
is also now conducted with various
program managers in the hospitals.
FPBS has implemented this process
after reviewing the previous method of
using issued or supplied data from
FPBS to health facilities [known as
consumption data at FPBS] as the basis
of forecasting needs.
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Rights Over Freehold Land

FREEHOLD landowners have absolute
rights to their land once it is purchased,
says deputy permanent secretary for
Lands and Mineral Resources Malakai
Nalawa.
Mr Nalawa said freehold land was
termed as "held in fee simple" lands
where owners exclusively possess the
land by making an outright purchase
without any further fees.
"So you own it in perpetuity; so the
owners of the freehold land have absolute
rights. They can issue lease over their
freehold land or they can subdivide and
sell it outright," Mr Nalawa said.
He confirmed anyone who had purchased

a freehold land had the "outright purchase
of all the interest."
"It's not like native land or state land
where you can only purchase the leasehold interest; with freehold you are
purchasing the fee simple interest that is
forever."
He said once purchased, the power rested
with the freeholder, but with native
land or State land, the iTaukei Land
Trust Board and the Lands Ministry
administered the land respectively.
This meant if the freeholder wanted to
lease the freehold land, the owner would
have to administer it and make their own

contractual agreements.
"With freehold; you become the owner,
if you want to lease it, you have to do
it yourself, make contractual agreement
and administer it yourself, something
like landlords.
"But with iTaukei land or State land
you only purchase leasehold interest,
which means you only have the land
for the term of the lease, that is what
you're buying and when the lease
expires, your lease and interest expires
so the land is returned to TLTB or to
the State."
Graduation Dream Ends In Tragedy
A Suva mans wish to graduate together

with his best friend has ended.
Ashwin Kumar, 22, lost his best friend of
four years, Kritesh Kumar, 25, in an accident
along Ratu Mara Road opposite the RFMF
Officers Quarters in Nabua, Suva.
The two are final-year Bachelor of
Commerce students in Management
and Marketing at the Fiji National
Universitys Nasinu campus.
Police spokesperson Inspector Atunaisa
Sokomuri said Kritesh was travelling
towards Suva when his car veered off
the road and hit a lamp post. He died
instantly.
A witness, Corporal Simione Ratu who
was on guard at the RFMFs Officers
Quarters gate at Nabua, said he first
heard a car speeding and stood up just in
time to see the car hitting the lamp post.
Ashwin said he last met Mr Kumar last
Friday night.
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gown for the graduation, but it is really

sad and unfortunate that he will not join
me to graduate, he said.
Kritesh recently joined Comfort Home
Furnishing at Laucala Beach Estate.
He was always very decent, friendly,
helpful, kind hearted and very religious.
We knew each other since we met at
FNU in 2011, Ashwin said.
Kritesh was the youngest of two children.
Meanwhile,
Police
are
seeking
information on the identity of another
road fatality in Nausori.
The man was believed to be in his 50s,
was wearing a pair of green track pants
and green collar shirt and had a transistor
radio and a blue umbrella with him.
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12 NZ Companies Interested In Investing

In Fiji
Representatives of 12 companies
from New Zealand are in Fiji to build
opportunities for future investments.
These investors are former Fiji residents
who are now residing in New Zealand
and business people from other countries
who are living in New Zealand.
The President of the New Zealand/Fiji
Business Council, Chandar Sen who is
also the Managing Director of Pacific

Engineering Projects Limited based in
Auckland said one of the investors is from
a multi-billion euro international company.
These investors are attending a week
long Fiji Business Mission in Suva
where they will get an overview of Fijis
economy and investment opportunities.
Meanwhile, Industry, Trade and Tourism
Minister, Faiyaz Koya while opening

the programme stressed that an area of
immediate consideration and cooperation
is the review of the New Zealand/Fiji
double taxation avoidance agreement.
He said it is out of date and needs
revision to ensure that investors in both
the countries benefit from the full range
of incentives offered.
Ex-FRA Workers Plead Not Guilty To

Corruption
Two men facing corruption-related

charges over losses to Fiji Roads
Authority amounting to more than
$400,000 have pleaded not guilty before
a high court in Suva.
Vijay Prasad and Aisea Liwaiono pleaded
not guilty to charges laid against them
by the Fiji Independent Commission
Against Corruption (FICAC) when they
appeared before Justice Fernando.
Prasad is charged with one count of
causing a loss while Liwaiono is charged
with two counts of causing a loss.
It is alleged that Prasad and Liwaiono
between February 1st and February
30th 2012 whilst employed with the
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Fiji International To Boost Tourism
Permanent Secretary for Industry, Trade

and Tourism, Shaheen Ali reiterated the
importance of the Fiji Internationals
role in attracting an untapped tourism
market to Fiji.
The inaugural tournament last year was
to place Fiji on the golfing calendar and
we have successfully achieved that. This
year we expect the event to be bigger and
better, we want to see all the big names
in golf in Fiji, he said.
It is great to see the tournament
organisers are focusing on the best
strategy to attract golfers from around
the world to Fiji through the Fiji
International.
Efforts to draw a strong international
audience to the Natadola Bay
Championship Golf Course are well
underway.
Fijis presence at the China Golf Show
exhibition, displayed the attributes of
our wonderful country to thousands
of Chinese golf consumers. Now with
the upcoming Asian Golf Tourism
Convention which is scheduled in
Jakarta, Indonesia will add on to the
exposure Fiji is getting as a golfing
destination, added Ali.
We can clearly see the results of golf
in Fiji being promoted through the Fiji
International, which boasts an extremely
strong TV platform worldwide.
Last year the Fiji International received
over 460 hours of TV broadcast
internationally, which equated to almost
$20million.
Countries which witnessed the beauty of
Fiji and the international standard golf
course included Australia, New Zealand,
United States, United Kingdom as well
as 14 Asian countries.
Asia, India and China provided the
greatest opportunity for exposure with
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those markets performing the strongest

in 2014.
Speaking from Australia, Stephen Ayles,
the chief commercial officer for the
PGA of Australia said: Natadola Bay
Championship Golf Course and Fijis
beauty were showcased to the world
through the 2014 Fiji International.
Golfers are now aware that Fiji is a golf
destination they should visit.
Already we are seeing immediate returns
in China with bookings being made on the
back of the Fiji International. Through the
upcoming Asian Golf Tourism Convention
we are confident we will continue to
increase bookings which translate into
greater tourism dollars for Fiji.
Looking forward to the 2015 tournament,
hospitality packages for international
and domestic markets are soon to be on
sale and being promoted by international
media partners.
We have put a lot of work into
developing VIP experiences at the Fiji
International which will entertain both
avid golfers and non-golfers, said

Harmony Thomas, event manager of the
Fiji International.
These packages include prime viewing
positions on the course accompanied
by five star food and beverage service
making the day about more than just golf;
it will be an entertainment experience
not to be missed.
The Fiji International will be opportunity
to market the Fijian brand, in terms of
quality tourism services and also other
products and services that make Fiji
unique, for example, the authentic Fijian
arts and craft.
Ali highlighted that a tournament
committee has been formed to ensure
the Fiji International achieves the goals
of the Fijian Government and provides a
strong return on investment.
The tournament committee comprises
representatives from the Ministry
of Industry, Trade and Tourism,
Tourism Fiji, and the Fiji International
tournament
organisers.
The
tournament committee will meet on
a monthly basis and increase meeting
schedules as we get closer to the event
which will be hosted at the beautiful
Natadola Bay Golf Championship
course, added Ali.
The 2015 Fiji International will be held
from October 15-18 at Natadola Bay
Championship Golf Course.
The inaugural Fiji International, boasting
a million dollar prize purse, signaled
Fijis official arrival onto the golfing
world stage with the Government, Fiji
Tourism and Fijis number one golf
ambassador, Vijay Singh, all making a
push to put their country on the lucrative
world golfing map.
A SERIES of medical camps providing

free health services to poor and needy
people has been organised by the Sathya
Sai Organisation of New Zealand.
The free clinics will start in the Western
Division and it is expected to begin at
Balata College in Tavua on April 26.
A statement by the organisation said apart
from providing consultations for children
and adults, the team would also conduct

pediatrics and surgical check-ups and
perform minor surgical operations.
Eye clinics and dental services will also
be performed and women can also take
advantage of cervical cancer screening.
On April 30, the team will be at Taqaqe
District School in Sigatoka then to Sathya
Sai School in Drasa, Lautoka, on May 1.
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BSP Robbers Jailed

The six men who were convicted for the
Bank South Pacific Samabula branch
robbery were sentenced by High Court
judge Justice Salesi Temo.
On the first count, Josaia Usumaki and
Kunal Prasad together with the others on
September 19, 2012 robbed the Bank South
Pacific at Samabula and stole $70,000 cash
in Fijian and other foreign currencies.
Usumaki and Prasad were sentenced
to 17 years in jail with a non parole of
16 years and 12 years with a non parole
period of 11 years respectively for
aggravated robbery.
Justice Temo, while sentencing
Usumaki, said in the last 10 years he had
accumulated five previous convictions
on robbery and robbery with violence
adding that the sentence was to protect
the community.
As for Prasad, he was sentenced for
willingly assisting the escaped prisoners,
for flouting the criminal justice system
and the rule of law.
For count two Solomoni Qurai received
stolen property namely cash in the
approximate value of FJD $3350 and
for count three Tevita Sugu was for

dishonestly receiving stolen cash
approximately FJD$1041.
Both were sentenced to four years each in
jail consecutive to their prison sentence.
Deshwar Dutt on the fifth count was
sentenced to one year and six months
with a non-parole period of 12 months
for dishonestly receiving stolen cash
valued approximately FJD$6400.
The sixth accused, Epeli Qaraniqio, was
sentenced to two years and eight months
jail term with a non-parole period of two

years for dishonestly receiving stolen
property namely cash in the approximate
value of FJD$2000 knowing that the
item was stolen.
Justice Temo said count number 2,3,4,5,
which is receiving stolen property
contrary to section 3061 of the crimes
decree 2009, was viewed seriously
by the law makers of this country and
carries a maximum sentence of 10 years
in jail before he read out their sentences.
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Fiji Open For Business: Minister Koya

The Minister for Industry, Trade and
Tourism Hon. Faiyaz Koya says trade
and investment prospects between Fiji
and New Zealand have a staggering
potential for growth.
In addressing the representatives of the
12 companies who are part of a Fiji
Business Mission seminar from New
Zealand, the Minister told the potential
investors that Fiji is open for business
as a hub to not just 800,000 Fijians but to
10 million in the Pacific.
He said it was encouraging to see former
Fijians returning home to invest, to share
their expertise, technical knowledge and
skills.
To make this easier, the Fijian
Government has allowed for dual
citizenship; we want you to feel at home
when you come back, Minister Koya
said.
He pointed out that Fijian economy was
in an expansionary phase with more
than four percent growth in the last
three to four years backed by significant
investment in key infrastructure such as
roads, bridges, ports and airports through
an increase in the capital expenditure
budget.
As a result total investment in Fiji has
been on an upward trajectory since 2009,
reaching the highest level since the
1980s which, in 2013, accounted for 29
per cent of the GDP or $2.154billion,
he said.
It will be for the first time in Fijian
history that investment will be above 25
per cent for 3 consecutive years.
He also told the investors that they
must make the most of the opportunity
to invest in Fiji as it offered the best in

terms of infrastructure, manufacturing
base, and a stable and secure investment
and trading environment.
With the lowest corporate taxes and
streamlined income tax structure, a
number of tax free regions have been
established on Fijis two main islands
Viti Levu and Vanua Levu as well as in
our maritime islands.
New Zealand Fiji Business Council
President Chandar Sen said the
delegation includes former Fiji residents
who now hold Fijian passports made
possible through dual citizenship offered
by the Fijian Government. He said the
investors included those that had a net
worth in excess of $0.5 million but also
a multi-billion euro company.

There are many who are from Fiji
originally and it is not just about profits.
They want to help the country grow and
to give back, Mr Sen said.
The four-day seminar will see
key agencies such as Government
ministries and statutory organisations
making presentations to the delegates.
Business houses from Fiji will also
get an opportunity to connect with the
delegates especially along the lines of
partnerships.
The business delegations trip to Fiji
was made possible through Investment
Fiji and Fijis High Commission in
Wellington working together with the
New Zealand Fiji business council.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA)

said new and young drivers were among
those in the reckless, careless and
arrogant behaviour driving list.
The list includes provisional licence
holders.
LTA spokesperson Iliesa Sokia said
the authority had came across most
new drivers who were involved in road
offence incidents.
We encounter young drivers who are
just too ignorant about traffic and road
rules and often find themselves getting
booked. We have booked drivers for
improper parking, dangerous driving,
illegal u-turn, use of wrong entry and
exit. These are considered careless
driving and they are serious as well, he

said.
We expect them to consider road safety
as their number one priority. The law is
there for them to follow. If they dont,
the chances of getting involved in an

accident or road related incident is high.
Since the start of the year, the LTA has
booked 375 drivers for careless driving
2212 drivers were booked last year.
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Farmer Seeks Market Through

Government Aid
A 53-year-old Yaqona farmer of

Nukubolu in Cakaudrove believes
Government could provide a major boost
to many farmers.
Manasa Koromo feels this can be done if
Government buys yaqona from farmers
and sells it overseas.
Mr Koromo has been involved with
Yaqona farming for the past 17 years
It is very hard to sell Yaqona in the
market now as there are many farmers
and prices fluctuate, he said.
He said his four acres land of Yaqona
farm caters for the educational needs
of his three children and meets family
needs.
Mr Koromo sells Yaqona for $40 a kilo
of Waka at the Labasa market while some
other Yaqona vendors sell it for $35.
He said with the price differences by
most Yaqona vendors, farmers do not
stick at a fixed price which was why he

is calling for Government assistance.
Mr Koromo said after his recent harvest,
he generated more than $1000 in revenue
from his farm.
Meanwhile, Mr Koromo also has a four

acre sugarcane farm and has already
kicked off with a poultry farm, piggery
and he owns three boxes of beehives for
honey production.
A 32-year-old man of Nausori has been

jailed for 11 years by a high court in
Lautoka over a robbery that happened
almost seven years ago in Ba.
Convicted of two counts of robbery with
violence, Joji Kacivakawalu, appeared
before Justice Paul Madigan who ruled
that he serves nine years of his sentence
before he is eligible for parole.
In his written mitigation submitted
before Justice Madigan, Kacivakawalu
said he was remorseful asking the court
to consider that at the time of the offence
he was 24, unemployed and single.

But in his ruling, Justice Madigan said
he had seen little evidence of that based
on a submission by the State counsel
that in the last 10 years Kacivakawalu
has had four previous convictions,
for possession of illicit drugs, assault,
escape from custody and forfeiture of
bail bond.
The court heard in the early hours of
August 1, 2008, Kacivakawalu was
among a group of men who broke into a
home of a Mr Ali in Nailaga, Ba.
Armed with a knife, pinch bar and a

wooden pole, two of the men managed
to force their way into the victim's
bedroom, hit him over the head with the
wooden pole, punched him to subdue
him before ransacking the room, taking
jewelry, phones and a large amount of
cash which was put aside for the victim's
fish buying business. Another pulled
the victim's elderly mother out of her
bedroom, made her sit in the sitting room
and forced her to remove the jewelry she
was wearing.
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Dr. Ganesh Chands Case Referred To

High Court
Former Vice Chancellor of the Fiji

National University Doctor Ganesh
Chand who has been charged with
one count of abuse of office by the
Fiji Independent Commission Against
Corruption reappeared in the Suva
Magistrates Court.
His lawyer Devinesh Sharma told the
court that he will have discussions with

FICAC in relation to jurisdiction matters.
The case has been transferred to the
High Court where Sharma can make his
submission.
Doctor Chand while being employed in
the Public Service as the Vice Chancellor
of FNU, allegedly abused his authority
by approving the payments for overseas

medical treatment for the then Minister
of Education and the Chairman of Fiji
National University Council, Filipe
Bole without the approval of the FNU
Council.
Chands bail is extended to the 15th of
next month.
Confidentiality Important
THE confidentiality of any student facing
any problem in schools is something
important that needs to be considered by
teachers.
Education Ministry executive support
unit representative Emeline Naisele
highlighted this to teachers of Mahatma
Gandhi Memorial High School at the
basic counselling skills training in Suva.
Ms Naisele said as a teacher/counsellor,
the problems they noted were to be kept
confidential between students and the
teacher that dealt with the problem.
In his presentation to teachers of MGM,

Eastern Division counsellor Seru
Ramakita said teachers should record all
conversations they had with students for
confidentiality purposes.
He stated in cases involving relationships,
teachers should never rush into finding a
solution as it could quicken the process
to suicide.
Mrs Naisele also noted that pressing signs of
students becoming suicidal would include
students becoming quiet all of a sudden.
"As teachers, you will be able to recognise
children who are psychologically

disturbed. So do what is right and
counsel them, if students may not want
to go to counselling, please refer them to
the principal," Mrs Naisele said.
MGM vice-principal Sakiusa Tagi also
asked the ministry representatives on the
direction they should take for students
involved in relationships.
Mrs Naisele highlighted as counsellors
and teachers, they should be able to
work out a way that students prioritised
things in their life.
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The Murder Of A School Teacher, Evelyn

Nair - Flashback
IT is a case that created a lot of interest

more than four decades ago.
At first, it was seen as a case of abduction
but as days progressed, it turned out to
be something else.
This particular case has been talked
about a lot by some people, as a school
teacher had disappeared and she was
later found dead.
Today, we bring you a flashback into
the chain of events in relation to the
disappearance of Taveuni schoolteacher
Evelyn Nair, the discovery of her body
in Suva and police findings.
Evelyn Nair was a schoolteacher at
Niusawa Methodist School in Taveuni
when she came to Suva for a break.
It was about 7pm on May 9, 1972
(Tuesday) when she went for a walk
along Helsen St in Suva with her aunt.
While walking, the 20-year-old teacher
and her aunt were bundled into a car.
On May 13, 1972, her aunt Edwina
Subramani told the newspaper that a car
stopped near them and two men got off,
punched them in the stomach and pushed
them inside the car.
Ms Subramani said she was forced into
the front seat and her niece (Evelyn) was
pushed into the back seat.
She managed to escape and her screams
were heard by priests living nearby and
one of them chased the abductors in his
car but they escaped with Evelyn in the
car.
On May 15, we reported that Evelyn's
parents had offered a $100 reward
for information that could lead to her
whereabouts.
As the search for the missing teacher
intensified, police offered a $1000
reward for information regarding Ms
Nair's disappearance.
On May 19, we reported about the reward
and that the only clue in the search for
the missing teacher were some clothes
found in Tailevu that belonged to her.
It was reported on May 25 that a 25-yearold motor mechanic appeared in court to
face abduction charges in relation to the
disappearance of Ms Nair.
The man was produced in court as police
extended their search for the missing
teacher across Viti Levu.
On May 25, we reported that Ms Nair's
parents said they had been receiving
letters of encouragement and wellwishers had come forward to offer their
help.
However, on the same day, police
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found the body of a young woman halfsubmerged in swampland at Naboro and

it was suspected to be of Ms Nair's.
The then Commissioner of Police Roy
Henry had told the newspaper on May
26 that the body was decomposed and a
post-mortem examination would be held
to establish the cause of death.
Mr Henry had also said a second person
had been arrested in connection with the
abduction of the schoolteacher.
On May 30, as reported two men had
been produced in Suva court charged
with the murder of the schoolteacher.
It was reported that hundreds of people
packed the court premises and blocked
the Government Buildings corridor
when the duo appeared in court.
Police also had to keep the crowd under
control as the two men were being taken
from the cell to a police van.
The two accused persons went on
trial in the Supreme Court in Suva in
September 1972 and considering the
hype surrounding the case, we ran the
daily court proceedings mostly on the
front page.
On October 21, we reported that the three
assessors in the Evelyn Nair murder trial
returned a unanimous opinion of guilty
against the two accused persons.
It was also reported that Justice Clifford
Grant recalled the results of the postmortem examination. "The throat had
been cut from ear to ear with a sharp
instrument, such as a penknife or dagger,
completely severing the windpipe and
causing death within minutes," he was
reported saying.
"There was also a stab wound to the right
side of the chest which had fractured a
rib and penetrated into the chest cavity,
and a less serious one on the right side of
the lower abdomen."
Justice Grant was also reported saying
that the body was identified as Ms Nair's
after three doctors examined the teeth
and Ms Nair's father saw the head, hair
and earring on one of the ears.
On October 24, 1972, we reported that
the two accused persons were sentenced
to life imprisonment by the Supreme
Court for Ms Nair's murder.
"This was a dreadful crime, revealing
from start to finish a calculated, coldblooded course of brutal inhuman
behaviour on the part of the accused
and demonstrating that they are an
intolerable menace to society and not fit
ever to be at large," said Justice Grant
while sentencing the duo.

"While murder can never be condoned,
there are cases in which mitigating
features are present. That is not so here.
"The evidence leads irresistibly to the
conclusion that and allows of no
other reasonable hypothesis than that
it was the accused acting in concert
and abetting each other who murdered
Evelyn Nair on the night of May 9."
Justice Grant also commended the police
officers involved in investigations,
in particular the investigating officer
Detective Sergeant Rudra Dutt Mishra.
It was reported the trial was held for 26
days.
After being sentenced, the two men
filed an appeal against their conviction
and sentence but it was dismissed by
the Fiji Court of Appeal, as reported on
November 9, 1973.
The two men were 25 years old at that
time and their whereabouts right now are
not known whether they are dead or
still alive.
For those from that time who are still
alive, the case would be deep down in
their memories, as it was one of the most
gruesome murders then.
Men lose appeal
The Fiji Court of Appeal has dismissed
an appeal by two Suva men who are
serving a sentence of life imprisonment
for murdering Taveuni schoolteacher,
Miss Evelyn Nair.
They are Afzal Khan (25, s/n Samsher
Khan) and Mohammed Sadiq Khan (25,
s/o Chand Khan).
They received their life sentences last
year after a 26-day trial.
The trial judge, Mr Justice Clifford Grant,
described the men as "an intolerable
menace to society and not fit ever to be
at large".
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Australian Cyber Crime Visit

The President of the Australian Senate
Mr Steven Perry and his delegation
called on the Commissioner of Police
Ben Groenewald and senior officers
at the Cyber Crime Unit based at the
Criminal Investigation Department
Headquarters.
Earlier in February this year the
Australian Federal Police donated
specialized equipment to the Cyber
Crime Unit to assist in the area of digital
forensic investigation, and the visit by
the President of the Australian Senate
was to see how the capabilities were
being utilized.
The AFP had also assisted in training the
Cyber Crime Unit personnel on the use
of the equipment. It was earlier revealed
that about 80% of investigations in
Australia were digital forensic related
and with the emergence of cyber related
crimes, Commissioner Groenewald
said investigations would pose to be
a challenge for any law enforcement
agency without the proper equipment
and machines.
He added assistance from AFP was
greatly appreciated and would assist
investigators conduct their investigations
more effectively.
During a brief, the President of the
Senate was informed that prior to the
assistance from AFP, extracting data and
information from mobile devices was a
difficult and time consuming task.
With the new machines extracting
information that would at times take 2
days to 2 weeks can now be done in 15
minutes.
Mr Perry was impressed with the
demonstration shown by the investigators
and assured them of the Australian
Federal Polices continuous support.
AFP has always welcomed such
cooperation through their regional

partners and this relationship will
continue into the future.
Overall, this has been an educational
experience here and to know that what we
have assisted the Fiji Police has assisted
in your work is really appreciated by us

back home in Australia.
Reports investigated by the Cyber Crime
Unit include unauthorized hacking,
threats made via social media and
annoying persons to name a few.
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Indo-Fijian Community Mourns A Special

Friend
An Indo-Fijian community is mourning

the death of a special friend who was
killed in a road accident on Sunday.
Inoke Naroba, 72, of Dravo Village, in
Tailevu, was the only iTaukei in the closeknit community of Manoca, near Nausori.
Neighbour Farnaaz Hussein said: Uncle
was a loner and a very private person. When
we invited him he would only stay for a
short time before returning to his home.
His home was a tiny square corrugated
iron structure that was too small to take
in any furniture.
Mr Naroba had lived in the community
for 17 years after he separated from his
family. Mrs Hussein said he was married
with four children.
We dont know what happened to his
wife. Two of his children are overseas
and two are still in Fiji, but they hardly
visit him, she said.
We have contacted them and one of
his sons in Fiji came to find out if his
father had really died. He then told us to
contact the rest of the family. But we told
him it was his responsibility. He has not
returned.
Mrs Hussein said the community was
rallying together to collect money and
prepare for the funeral. But they would
need the familys guidance because of
the cultural differences and sensitivities.
Seventeen years ago, a family woke
up one morning to find Mr Naroba
sleeping in the basement of their house.

Community members built his small
shelter and provided him meals. Later,
he was able to start a cassava plantation
and he acted as security for the homes
when owners went away. He was also a
Social Welfare beneficiary.
Mrs Hussein said: He was a kind and
generous man. He would share produce
from his plantation. Kids were attracted
to him because of his personality. We
really miss him.
Police said that the driver of the taxi
registration number LT 7444 had fallen
asleep while driving.
The vehicle veered off the road and

hit Mr Naroba. The driver has been
questioned by Police but not charged.
Meanwhile, the taxi that was involved
in an accident on Monday night near
Koronivia, Nausori, had veered off
the road because its tyre blew, Police
spokesperson Ana Naisoro confirmed.
Ms Naisoro said the driver was alone in
the vehicle at the time of the incident and
no one was seriously injured.
The driver has been questioned and
released and Police were also waiting on
the Land Transport Authority to conduct
a vehicle examination as well.
VAT System Being Made More Efficient
The Minister for Finance, Aiyaz SayedKhaiyum, has been tasked to investigate
how our Value Added Tax (VAT) system
can become more equitable, transparent
and efficient.
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama
highlighted this as he opened the Fiji
Revenue and Customs Authorityorganised CEOs Forum at the Holiday
Inn Suva.
For too long in Fiji, there has been a
culture in certain business circles not to
minimise tax which is legal but to
avoid tax, which is against the law and
will not be tolerated, he said.
A case in point is the large number
of retail stores that are either transfer
pricing or filing false VAT returns to
unscrupulously take advantage of the
provision of VAT exemption on basic
food items.
There is only one way to describe this
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behaviour robbery.
And you are not only robbing the Fijian
Government, you are robbing the Fijian
people because you are depriving them
of revenue that is rightfully theirs.
Mr Bainimarama stressed the issue
of taxation doesnt have to be one of
confrontation or unpleasantness between
tax collectors and taxpayers.
It is about Promoting Partnerships for
Progress, he stated.
The progress we will all see if we can
raise the tax that people legitimately

owe and provide more of the services
that have already transformed the lives
of many ordinary Fijians.
We are all partners in our collective
mission to make Fiji great whether it
is Government or private sector groups.
We can all have relationships marked
by civility, respect and even a degree of
warmth when we realise that by working
together as Team Fiji, we are building
the nation we all know we can be.
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Pilgrims Flock To Colombian Hillside After

Face Of Jesus Appears In A Landslip
HUNDREDS
of
pilgrims
have
descended on a remote hillside because
they believe the face of Jesus appeared
after heavy rain caused a landslip.
Its a bit early for Easter, but it seems hes
been resurrected in the San Francisco
area of Putumayo, Colombia.
So many people have started flocking to
the area that police have been called to
control the crowds.
If you believe in Jesus, you will see
your image, witness Ximena Rosero
Arango told Colombian newspaper El
Tiempo.
People have taken to social media to
express their amusement or disbelief.
I believe in Christ, but this seeing
images in things is just silly. The
human mind is designed to recognise
faces and patterns and has the capacity
to do so even when no pattern or face
exists. It is the same as finding shapes
in clouds or a giant face on Mars, one
wrote.
Catholicism is the main religion of
Colombia, with an estimated 75 per cent
of the population practising it.
Miracle mudslide ... Has Jesus appeared in the mud in Columbia
Pilot Arrested At Heathrow For Trying To

Smuggle Knives On Board A Plane
An airline pilot due to fly with 260

passengers from London to Hong Kong
has been arrested at Heathrow airport
after he was allegedly found to be in
possession of a number of knives.
A spokesperson for the airline Cathay
Pacific said that the flight which was due
to travel from London Heathrow to Hong
Kong at 10:20PM last Saturday was delayed
following a "crew related incident."
The Metropolitan Police said they were
called to a staff search area at Heathrow
at around 9:10PM and found the member
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of the flight crew in possession of "some

knives."
A Met police spokesman said: "Officers
attended and subsequently a member of
the flight crew, a man, was arrested on
suspicion of possession of an offensive
weapon in a public place and possession
of knife blade / sharp pointed article in a
public place.
"He was taken into custody at a local
police station where he was later bailed
to return in mid-May pending further
inquiries.
The CID at Heathrow airport is

investigating."
The man, who is believed to be 61, has
been taken to a local police station and
has been bailed until next month.
The incident is being investigated by
Heathrow CID and has not been passed
to Scotland Yard's counter terrorism
branch.
A spokesman for Cathay Pacific, a Hong
Kong based airline, said: "Cathay Pacific
can confirm that CX254 was delayed due
to a crew-related incident concerning
some items found in the pilot's hand
luggage.
"At no point the passengers or staff put
at risk. Given timings, Cathay Pacific
was unable to organise a relief crew
and therefore passengers experienced
an overnight delay. Cathay Pacific takes
this very seriously and is liaising with
the relevant authorities.
"The airline assisted passengers
with overnight accommodation and
alternative flight arrangements."
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Surrey Homicide Victim, Was Nephew Of

MLA Harry Bains
Bains is the first fatality out of 23 gang-related shootings in past six weeks
Arun Bains, the victim in the latest

shooting in Surrey, B.C., was the nephew
of MLA Harry Bains, the B.C. NDP has
confirmed.
The 22-year-old, who was known to
police, was shot just before 3 a.m. last
Sunday at 126 Street and 88A Avenue in
Surrey.
There have been nearly two dozen
shootings in Surrey and Delta since
March 9, but this is the first fatality.
"This has to stop before any more lives
are lost," said Surrey Mayor Linda
Hepner at a news conference.
"I am imploring any who have been
involved in these shootings to take a
sober look at the grim reality of your
actions."
Special shooting tip line set up
Chief Supt. Bill Fordy, the Surrey RCMP
officer in charge of the investigation, said
he was disappointed to see the violence
escalate to a fatality.
He announced a special tip line at a
news conference on Monday afternoon
anyone with information about the
recent shootings can call 604 915 6566.
Victims not co-operating, say police
Investigators have said they're frustrated
by the fact that none of the shooting
victims are co-operating with police.
Last week, RCMP released the names
and pictures of several men they claim
are involved in a low-level drug turf war.
The RCMP has not confirmed whether
Arun Bains
this latest shooting is connected to a
recent escalation in violence between
gangs in the area, but they did say they
believed this was a targeted shooting.

The rival gangs are of Somali and South
Asian descent.
Shabana Bibi Set On Fire By Muhammad

Siddique For Leaving House Without Permission
A MAN and his father have been arrested in Pakistans latest so-called honour killing after they set the sons wife alight
for leaving the house without asking his permission, police said.
Muhammad Siddique became enraged
on learning that his wife, Shabana Bibi,
25, had visited her sister without first
asking him if she could go out, her
brother Muhammad Azam said.
Siddique and his father then beat Bibi
before dousing her with petrol and
setting her on fire in Central Pakistans
Muzaffargarh district said Azam.
Bibi had been married to Siddique for
three years, during which time she
had suffered repeated domestic abuse
because of the couples inability to have
children, Azam said.
Suffering burns to 80 per cent of her
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body, Bibi died of her injuries in the

hospital.
We have arrested the husband and
father-in-law of the deceased woman and
charged them for murder and terrorism,
district police chief Rai Zameer-ulHaq said. The charge of terrorism is
regularly applied in such cases so as to
expedite the legal process.
Hundreds of women are murdered by

their relatives in Pakistan each year
through domestic violence or on the
grounds of defending family honour.
The Aurat Foundation, a campaign group
that works to improve the lives of women
in Pakistans conservative and patriarchal
society, says more than 3000 women have
been killed in such attacks since 2008.
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Girl Hit By Driver With Learner's Permit,

Dies Of Injuries
A six-year-old girl has died of her injuries,
after being one of four pedestrians hit
last Sunday by an inexperienced driver
behind the wheel of an SUV in Port
Coquitlam, B.C., police say.
"Sadly one of the pedestrians, the sixyear-old girl, passed away," Cpl. Jamie
Chung of Coquitlam RCMP said Monday.
The girl has been identified as Kianna
Moreau, according to her friends and
an online memorial fund. A candlelight
vigil will be held for her on Friday at
Rocky Point Park in Port Moody at 8:30
p.m. PT.
The driver, a woman in her 40s who was
just learning to drive, lost control of a
Honda CRV while trying to turn right on
Shaughnessy Street from Lions Way in
Port Coquitlam at about 4pm according
to police.
She drove up on the sidewalk and struck
four pedestrians who were walking in
the parking lot of a busy strip mall, said
Chung.
The girl's mother was also hit, and is
still in hospital in serious condition, as is
another victim. The fourth person struck
was released from hospital with minor
injuries, according to Coquitlam RCMP.
The local MP, Industry Minister James
Moore, tweeted his condolences over the
girl's death.
Driver had a learner's permit
Kianna Moreau has been identified as the six-year-old who died after being hit
by a driver with learner's permit
The driver had a learner's permit, the incident on a sunny Sunday
which is the first step in the graduated afternoon, and will investigate possible
licensing program in B.C., and requires a mechanical failure.
knowledge test and vision screening but "We're asking for more witnesses to
not practical experience to obtain.
come forward ... to find out exactly
The driver was following all conditions what happened and how the vehicle lost
of her permit, including having a control," said Chung.
qualified supervisor in the passenger The driver was not injured, and is coseat with her at the time, and displaying operating with the investigation, said
a red "L" on the back of her vehicle, said Chung.
police.
"Understandably she is in shock because
Police are not speculating what caused of what happened."
Police Resign After US Town Elects First

Ever Black Female Mayor
NEARLY the entire police force of a US

Midwestern town quit after the residents
elected the towns first ever black female
mayor.
The five out of six police officers who
resigned were joined by the small town
of Parmas attorney and its clerk and
water treatment supervisor, all of them
citing safety concerns.
Tyrus Byrd, a former city clerk, beat
white incumbent Randall Ramsey, who
had served as mayor for 37 years.
Mrs Byrd, who was born and raised in
the town, said that she was not sure why
the city employees quit but that she was
working to get the town in order.
While there was no mention that the
resignations were racially motivated
according to the US Census Bureau there are
713 people living in the community and 57
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per cent are white and 41 per cent are black.

Some
local
residents
seemed
unconcerned by the mass resignations,
pointing out that the police only worked
part-time in Parma.
I think its pretty dirty they all quit
without giving her a chance, resident
Martha Miller sais. But I dont think they
hurt the town any by quitting, because
who needs six police for 740 people.
There was widespread support for Mrs
Byrd on social media with many taking
to Twitter to voice their outrage.
The resignations come amid a fierce debate
in the US about police racism. Parma is
about 300km south of Ferguson, Missouri,
where there were violent protests last
summer after a cop shot dead an unarmed
black teenager in broad daylight.
Darren Wilson, the white officer who
killed 18-year-old Michael Brown was

later cleared of any wrong-doing in the
case sparking more protests.
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Student, 13, Kills Teacher With

Crossbow
A STUDENT armed with a crossbow

and a knife has killed a substitute teacher
and wounded four others at a school in
Barcelona, police said.
The 13-year-old boy was arrested after
the brutal rampage at the Joan Fuster
Institute that also saw two other teachers
and two students injured.
The suspect arrived to his 8am class
more than an hour late armed with a
dagger, crossbow and molotov cocktail,
according to reports.
When the teacher reprimanded him for
being late, the boy allegedly fired the
crossbow at her face, before opening fire
on the classroom.
The attack sowed terror in the high
school in a working class neighbourhood
of Spains second largest city. School
attacks are extremely rare in Spain.
We were just starting the class and
suddenly we heard screams, said student
Gemma Jarque. So we locked ourselves
inside our classroom in order to be safe.
The boy was taken to a hospital for
a psychiatric examination, said Jose
Miguel Company, a spokesman for the
Barcelona prosecutors office.
He was very disturbed and saying strange
and incoherent things, said Company, who
added that the exam is aimed at determining
whether the boy has psychiatric problems
or whether he was faking them.
Jarque said she and others hid in her
classroom after hearing the screams and
left along with other students only after
a fire alarm sounded.
We saw the teacher lying on the floor in
a pool of blood, she said.
Shocking death ... undertakers remove the body of a teacher killed at the Joan
Fuster Institute in Barcelona.
Another student, Paula Amayuelas, said held legally responsible for crimes and
she knew the suspect and that he didnt cannot be jailed or placed in juvenile
have problems but he was kind of a loner. detention centres.
They can be sent to mental health
Other students would pick on him.
However some classmates said the boy institutions, said a spokesman for Spains
repeatedly talked about how he wanted Justice Ministry who spoke on condition
to kill his teachers and himself, keeping of anonymity because of ministry policy.
a list of targets.
A national police spokesman could not
The two wounded students and one of the recall any fatal school attacks in the
injured teachers were taken to Barcelona countrys recent history.
hospitals for treatment while the other Spain did avert an attempt in 2012
injured teacher was treated at the scene. by a 21-year-old Spanish man who
Parents and students gathered in stunned allegedly wanted to imitate the attack
silence outside the school for students in Columbine, Colorado that killed 12
ages 12-16, hugging each other. Students students and one teacher.
said the teacher killed was a substitute A spokesman for regional police said
working at the school for about a week. it was too early to determine whether
Police in Barcelona did not identify the Mondays attack was an attempt to
suspect because of his age.
copycat the Columbine attack, which
In Spain, children under age 14 are not took place 16 years ago to the day.
Father, Brother, Uncle Arrested After Indian Teenage

Girl Alleges Years Of Rape And Two Forced Abortions
The father, uncle and brother of a

16-year-old girl in eastern India have
been arrested and accused of raping her
repeatedly over a period of two years,
police said.
The girl told a school teacher in Dhupguri
town in West Bengal state after being too
scared to speak out previously.
She was taken to the police where she
registered a complaint against the three men.
"Her father, a farmer aged around 50,
allegedly raped her several times," police
spokesman K.L. Sherpa in Jalpaiguri
district said.
"She alleged that her uncle also raped her
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and later her brother had also started."

Police said the victim claimed she
became pregnant twice but was forced
to have abortions and that she attempted
suicide four times. Her mother knew but
kept silent, police said.
The teenager is now in the custody of her
aunt.
Indian girls and women face numerous
threats, from child marriage and dowry
killings to rape and domestic violence,
experts say, largely because of age-old
patriarchal attitudes that view them as
inferior to men.
In 2013 Indian authorities received
309,546 reports of crimes against women,

a 26.7 per cent jump from 2012, according
to the National Crime Records Bureau.
But in many small towns and villages
most cases still go unreported due to the
shame and stigma attached to rape in
these conservative societies, where the
victim is often blamed.
In some villages, local councils act as de facto
courts, often ordering rape to punish women.
In January 2014, a 20-year-old woman
in West Bengal state was gang-raped by
13 men on the orders of a village court
as punishment for having a relationship
with a man from a different community.
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Sweet And Sour Chicken

Ingredients:
Sweet and Sour with colorful vegetables
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
15oz
boneless
skinless
chicken
breasts,cut across into %-inch
2 tablespoons corn starch or all propose
flour
cup tomato quarters
cup diced pineapple
cup chicken stock
cup sweet & sour sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1 onion,slice
1 green bell pepper, sliced without seed
Instruction:
Heat the oil in a wok or skillet over
medium high heat. Coat the chicken light
with corn starch and stir-fry for about 5
minutes until light brown. Remove and
drian on paper. Remove all the oil and
leave 2 tablespoons in from the wok or
skillet oven, medium high heat. Add
the onion and pepper and stir-fry for 1
minute. Mix in the sweet & sour sauce,
add the remaining ingredients. Stir-fry

for 1 minute. Return the chicken to the
pan and stir-fry for about 2 minutes and

serve.
Key Ingredients: prawns, red chilli,

spring onion, basil, lemon juice, white
wine, parsley, vinegar, olive oil, garlic,

sugar, Salt, black pepper, orange
Spicy Prawns With Sweet Dipping
Ingredients
For the prawns:
8 large tiger prawns, deveined and
shelled, but tail on
1/2 Tbsp olive oil
2 cloves, garlic crushed
1 red fresh chilly, sliced
1 spring onion diced
Few leaves of basil
Pinch of sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/4 cup white wine
Salt and pepper
For the dipping sauce:
2 tbsp orange marmalade
Pinch of salt
Dash of vinegar
Dash of lemon juice
1/2 tsp chopped parsley
Method
For the prawns:
In a very hot wok, heat the oil, add the
garlic, chillies, spring onion and the
prawns.
Add white wine, salt, sugar, pepper and
chillies.
Cook on very high flame.
Add the lemon juice.
For the dipping sauce:
Warm the marmalade, over low heat and
add all the ingredients.
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For Healthier Eyes

1. Eat more green vegetables. The
antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin may
protect against cataracts and macular
degeneration, so pack your diet with kale,
spinach, turnip greens, collard greens,
romaine lettuce, broccoli, zucchini, corn,
garden peas and brussel sprouts
2. Get an omega-3 boost. The survey
found that nearly half of us arent eating
enough oily fish. The Heart Foundation
recommends eating two to three serves
of salmon, trevalla, mackerel, gemfish
and the like each week. A diet rich in
omega-3 fatty acids may help protect
adult eyes from macular degeneration
and dry eye syndrome.

3. No more squinting. UVA radiation
penetrates deep into the eye, causing
cataracts and macular degeneration in
later life not to mention the wrinkles
caused by squinting into the sun. Protect
yourself with sunglasses that bear the
CE mark and a wide-brimmed hat as
well, which will block about 50 per cent
of UV rays.
4. Ditch the cigarettes. Heres a very
scary stat for you: smokers are four
times more likely to develop macular
degeneration than past smokers or non
smokers.
5. Rethink your desk. Ever spent more

than two hours looking at a computer
screen? Us too. To avoid computer vision
syndrome (aka tired, strained eyes),
position your monitor about an arms
length from you, reduce the glare with a
screen and experiment with brighter and
dimmer lighting to relieve your eyes.
6. Sleep more. Your eye regenerates and
heals itself when you sleep. Research
regularly missing out on shut-eye can lead
to dry eye. Establishing a regular routine,
cutting down on caffeine and no exercising
for a couple of hours before bed can help
improve the quality of your sleep.
Super Foods For Your Hair

Suffering from hair loss? Include these foods in your diet and maintain it healthy.
Eggs: Rich in biotin, a B vitamin

essential for hair growth and overall scalp
health, eggs are great for hair. Include
these protein-rich foods in your diet or
you can even opt for a homemade hair
mask containing egg and olive oil. Mix
two egg whites with four tablespoons
of olive oil. Make it into a thick paste
and apply it on your hair. Leave it for 30
minutes and then rinse. Some other highbiotin foods include peanuts, almonds,
wheat bran, avocado and low-fat cheese.
Spinach: A good source of folate and
iron, this leafy vegetable can go a long

way in inducing hair growth. Folate helps
building red blood cells, which then carry
oxygen to the hair follicles. Have spinach
regularly as a part of your salad.
Bell peppers: The colourful red, yellow
and green bell peppers are great source
of vitamin C, which is necessary for hair
health. Vitamin C is needed to ensure
that there is enough iron in red blood
cells to carry oxygen to hair follicles. It
is also used to form collagen, a structural
fiber required for hair follicles to stay
healthy. Vitamin C deficiency can lead

to dry, splitting hair that breaks easily.
Lentils: Along with tofu, soybeans,
starchy beans, and black-eyed peas,
lentils are a great vegetarian source of
iron-rich protein, which is necessary for
cell growth, including hair cells.
Sweet potatoes: Rich in vitamin A and
beta-carotene, sweet potatoes are great for
hair growth. Some other beta-carotenerich foods like carrots, kale, dark green
lettuces, asparagus, and pumpkin can also
work wonders on your hair.
Reasons To Eat More Pears

Pears are a delicious, fiber-rich fruit
that can help prevent diabetes and lower
cholesterol. Discover three great reasons
to eat more pears.
Whether you're eating them raw or
cooked, pears make for a sweet treat. And
what's more: it's good for your health.
Packed with fibre and antioxidants,
adding more pears to your diet goes a
long way in diabetes prevention and
lowering your cholesterol.
Here are three reasons to eat more pears:
1. Pears help prevent diabetes
Red pears contain anthocyanin, an
antioxidant that can help reduce insulin
resistance, a risk factor for developing
diabetes. Studies from found that
people who consume greater amounts of
anthocyanin-rich foods have a lower risk
of developing type 2 diabetes.
2. Pears are full of fibre
Pears are noteworthy because they contain
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both soluble fibre, which helps lower

cholesterol levels, and insoluble fibre,
which promotes regularity. One pear has
six grams of fibre, or about 20 percent of
your daily recommended intake.
3. Pears are a great ready-to-go snack
Pears continue to ripen after being

harvested, but they keep well in the
crisper because refrigeration delays the
ripening process. A few days before
you're ready to eat one, leave it at room
temperature.
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How To Get Great Skin Like A Celeb

Want amazing skin like a celeb? Heres
how to turn your skin from wan to wow,
fast.
Step one: prep
After youve properly and thoroughly
de-fuzzed your limbs, youll need to
slough off all that flaky, dulling, dead
skin. An exfoliating mitt or body brush
is a good place to start, but a sea salt
scrub is even better: the minerals help
repair skins moisture barrier and
increases hydration to leave skin silky.
Try Premium Spa Lemon Butter Salt
Body Scrub, which packs an essential
oil blend of lime, grapefruit, orange,
ginger, cinnamon and sandalwood, that
gently exfoliates and boosts lymphatic
circulation, or make your own by mixing
body oil, like Neutrogena Light Sesame
Formula Body Oil, with table salt. Limit
exfoliation to once or twice a week.

Step two: hydrate
Beauty fact: dry skin looks more wrinkly
and dull, and supple skin appears plump
and radiant. So now that youve buffed
off the top layer of skin, youll want
to put lots of moisture in and keep it
there. Shower in warm, not hot, water
for no more than ten minutes, and use
a hydrating body wash, like Palmers
Cocoa Butter Formula Nourishing Shea
Butter Body Wash. Once you step out,
emollient-rich body butter, like Burts
Bees Mango and Orange Body Butter,
massaged into still-damp skin, seals in
moisture. (Once the summer temperature
and humidity really soars, you might
want to switch to a lightweight lotion.)
Step three: glow
If you want to add a little depth to
your skin colour, start with a fake tan.

Parched, post-winter skin will benefit
from a moisturising tanning formula,
like Sukin Self Tanning Sunless
Bronzing Gel, (with aloe vera and lemon
myrtle and lime oils), Clarins Delectable
Self Tanning Mousse, (with mirrabelle
oil, vitamin E and aloe), or St Tropez
Gradual Tan Plus Firming, (it tans, tones,
firms and moisturizes).
On steamy summer nights, gleaming
skin looks especially sexy, so coat the
shoulders, dcolletage, arms and legs
with a dry body oil, like Nuxe Huile
Prodigieuse; if you really want to turn up
the dial, switch to a shimmering formula,
like The Body Shop Honey Bronze
Shimmering Dry Oil, paying particular
attention to shins and along the tops of
the arms.
1. Flush out the toxins

It is important to remove toxins present
in the body, and the best way is to flush
them out. When there is too much toxic
stuff in the body, some of it is flushed out
through the skin. The best way to flush
out the toxins is to drink plenty of water,
and stick to whole food diets.
2. Sufficient nutritional supplements
Include a diet that is rich in Vitamin A, C,
D, and E. Sufficient quantities of essential
fatty acids and Omega 3 help tone the skin
better. Consume green leafy vegetables,
nuts, seeds, legumes, and egg yolk, which
is a good source of zinc.
3. Raw Papaya
Almost all beauty care products feature
papaya extracts. Applying mashed
papaya as a face mask helps fight acne.
This natural remedy helps rejuvenate the
cells in the skin and adds a natural glow.
4. Apple Cider Vinegar
Apple cider vinegar is a great natural
disinfectant. It helps fight bacteria that
infect the skin and cause blemishes. As
it has alkaline tendencies, it also helps
balance the pH of the skin, making it
impossible for bacteria to survive.
5. Orange peel
Do not throw the orange peel in the
garbage can. The citric acid and vitamin
C that is present in orange peel is just what
your skin needs. Regular application of
an orange peel face mask helps keep the
skin unblemished and flawless.
6. Whipped egg whites

The cheapest and easiest possible way
to get rid of acne and related scars is to
apply whipped egg white. As it is loaded
with vitamins and proteins, your skin
stands to benefit. Get rid of excess oil in
the face with a face mask of egg whites.
7. Milk and honey should do the trick
Applying milk on the face is an ageold remedy practiced for ages. Honey
has excellent properties that can work
wonders on your skin. Make a mixture
of milk and pure, raw honey and apply
on the face to ward off acne attacks.
8. Try not to squeeze
Constantly touching and squeezing
the pimples can only aggravate them
further. Kids need to refrain themselves,

however itchy they feel. Moreover, they
run the risk of the pimple going septic
when it comes in contact with nails.
9. Ensure clean skin
Keeping your skin free of dust and grime
is very important. Clean skin breathes
freely as the pores remain unclogged.
Wash your face with natural soap at least
2 to 3 times daily.
10. Strawberries and honey
A mixture of mashed strawberries and
honey is great for the skin. Strawberries
are rich in Salicylic acid, which is good
for fighting acne. This judicious mixture
helps unclog pores and neutralizes the
bacteria present in the skin.
Skin Lightening Papaya Mask

1 cup unripe papaya, diced
1 teaspoon Vitamin E oil
1-teaspoon plain yogurt
1-teaspoon honey
Directions:
Blend ingredients in a food processor until
smooth. Add the mixture to damp face
massaging in gently and leave on for 15- 20

minutes. Rinse off with lukewarm water;
make sure the final rinse is with cool water.
The mask will tingle slightly; if you use
ripe papaya instead of green papaya it
will not tingle. However, green papaya
has more of the papain action that you
want to lighten the skin.
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Proper Breathing Is Key To Body, Mind

Control
Breathing is the most essential and

frequent activity that we engage in
from birth till death. Yet it is one of the
most neglected aspects of our existence
because we erroneously presume that it
is entirely an involuntary function.
The end result is that this giver of life
has been ignored, leading to numerous
unwanted consequences.
Our lungs have the capacity to take in
about four litres of air in each breath.
In olden times, we used to take this full
quota when we were active throughout
the day, first as hunter-gatherers and then
as crop growers. The modern lifestyle
has turned us into veritable couch
potatoes that barely take half a litre of
air per breath. That is only one-eighth of
the requirement. Our diaphragm barely
moves if we are sedentary, with the
result that the lower part of our lungs
hardly gets any oxygen.
The shocking shortfall not only causes
numerous aches and pains and diseases
but also leads to negative emotions like
anger, anxiety and stress.
Air is available free of cost, but we have
to make a deliberate effort to ensure
that we take in our full quota. The most
important item on the to-do list is to set
aside at least one hour every day for

exercises which make us moderately
breathless. Regular brisk walking is an
ideal starting point. In the process we
will be taking a lot of air willy-nilly.
You can also train yourself to take in more
oxygen even when at rest. The technique
is called yogic or diaphragmatic
breathing.
Lie down or sit comfortably. When you
start inhaling, fill your belly from the
lowest part up so that by the time you
have taken the full breath, your tummy
is protruding as well as the chest. Hold
for a few seconds and then start exhaling
while at the same time contracting your
belly.
This should be done preferably on an
empty stomach. So reserve five minutes
for this practice before breakfast, lunch
and dinner every day. After you have
practised for some weeks, start spending
all your spare time in mindful breathing.
Suppose you are having to wait at traffic
lights. Instead of ruing the delay, utilise
the time for diaphragmatic breathing. As
your practice increases, you will notice
that you have started pumping your belly
without even noticing.
Interestingly, many of those who lead
a sedentary life tend to do exactly the

opposite. They contract the belly when
they breathe in and expand it when they
breathe out. If you too are making that
mistake, make a persistent effort to
correct it because this kind of breathing
is worse than not moving the belly at all.
Please note that you are not pumping air
into the belly. It is going into the lungs
only. It's just that when you expand the
belly, the diaphragm is forced to move
down and the lungs can take in more air.
You will soon find that your stress level
has started going down. The air that you
breathe, besides nourishing your body,
has a vital force called 'Prana'. The more
air you pump in, the more vitality you
have.
There is an additional advantage.
This pumping action strengthens your
abdominal muscles and helps in reducing
the waist size.
The yogic way of breathing which
involves 'Kumbhaka' (making a big belly
after a deep inhalation and holding the
breath for a few seconds) and 'Rechaka'
(expelling all air and holding for a few
seconds while the belly has been pulled
in) helps one increase the lung capacity
to as much as six litres.
Taking Pain Out Of The Prick Of The

Needle
Patients no longer need put off blood

tests for fear of painful needle prick.
Butterfly needles are here, making blood
collection a pain-free exercise.
The high-end technology needles,
unveiled by an NCR-based pathology
diagnostic centre, are a relatively painfree tool for collecting blood from
patients - especially those who are
hypersensitive to pain, have syringe
phobia, children, newborn babies, or
have very fragile or small veins.
Elaborating, Dr B.R. Das of the
Delhi-based SRL Diagnostics Limited
pointed out that accessing the vein
is not always easy in certain cases.
Newborn babies and children have

very thin and superficial veins; older
or geriatric patients often have with
tremors, some combative patients are
aggressive), and for some patients it
may be necessary to draw blood from
the back of the hand.
When the butterfly needle is inserted into
the vein, a 'flash' can be seen. The 'flash'
is a small amount of blood that flows
into the hub connected to the needle
when the needle enters a vein. This
gives the lab technician an assurance he
is "in" the vein. The butterfly needle is
typically held by folding the 'wings' and
then placed into the vein generally at a
advertise on
shallow angle.
Normally, the technician has used what
is called a "vacutainer" where the blood
is drawn through a needle into a tube
which has vacuum with the appropriate
material to prevent the blood from
clotting in certain cases.
The butterfly needles serve another
purpose of safeguarding the lab
technicians from accidental needle
stick injuries that are a crisis in the
healthcare systems around the globe.
Therefore, safer blood drawing devices
like butterfly needles help mitigate the
dangers of needle stick injuries during
routine blood draws.
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Signs & Symptoms Of Liver Damage

Your liver is one of those body parts most
dont take seriously until its starting to
give you problems; which for some may
be too late in the game. The liver function
is so crucial to excellent health for a
number of reasons; but mostly because
everything you consume requires your
liver to aide in its digestion. If you take
a pill, your liver is breaking it down; if
you have a cup of coffee- same process.
Imagine everything you consume puts
your liver to work within minutes; a
pretty important organ one would think!
For only weighing a few pounds, it can
make or break a patients overall health
if not properly maintained.
Take it as a warning sign if you start
to experience any of the following
decreased liver function symptoms as a
sign of liver damage.
1. Diarrhea
Typically when something is wrong
inside your digestive system, diarrhea
can be one of the first indicators to alert
you. Stay hydrated with lots of fluids,
and use over the counter medications to
help control the diarrhea episodes to get
you through the day.
2. Tired
Everyone experiences fatigue at some
point, but feeling tired as a result of liver
disease is a different type of fatigue. The
liver can suppress your energy and make
it tremendously difficult to complete
your day. Coffees and other drinks
loaded with caffeine can only worsen
your liver symptoms; stick to water,
fruits, and healthy proteins to get your
energy back.
3. Low Platelets
Platelets are little particles inside your
blood that you need to prevent you from
bleeding to death. Most liver patients are
often identified by their blood work in a
hospital; having low platelets can help
your doctor link your liver disease to
your other listed symptoms. If you are
scheduled for surgery, you will need to
wait until your platelets get back to a
healthy count as internal bleeding can
arise otherwise.
You desperately need your liver to live a
long, healthy life. If you begin to notice
any of the symptoms for liver disease,
please speak with your physician at once
to get it treated as soon as possible.
4. Nausea
The feeling that you have to vomit is not
welcomed by anyone, ever for that matter
and those suffering from liver sickness
experience it often. Fortunately, there
are hundreds of helpful tips and tricks
available to aide in curing your nausea.
5. Edema
This is when your body begins to swell
in parts, and is fairly common in the
legs. Always keep your legs elevated if
you are prone to this, and wear medical
stockings to prevent it from developing
in the first place. Try walking for twenty
minutes a day as well to get your blood
flowing on a regular basis.
6. Jaundice
Most refer to jaundice as a condition that
newborn babies suffer from where their
skin turns yellow and the baby has to sit
with a lamp for hours that decreases their
jaundice. In adults, it is typically as a result
of something being wrong inside the liver.

It can begin as if the skin is turning tan at
first, then over hours or days it can develop
into a yellow or even orange shade.
7. Bruising Easily
Patients with various liver ailments tend
to also develop blood disorders. Bleeding
with ease, or starting to bruise on the
skin for no apparent reason are common.
If you begin to see this occurring and
cant recall any justifications for bruises
appearing on your skin, seek the advice
of your medical team at once.
8. Swollen Spleen
Most adults probably dont think about
their spleens daily, or even annually but
you would if liver disease was starting
to settle in. The spleen is inside the
upper abdomen, but hard to think about
without seeing a picture of a human
internally. It can cause pain or dullness
in the upper stomach area, as well as in
the back parallel with the ribs.
9. Stomach Pains
Of course, when an organ in your
abdomen is off kilter the patient will feel
pain in the stomach as a whole. Liver
pain can be very sharp, even feel as if a
stabbing pain is ensuing. It can also be
your pancreas as many patients confuse
the two until advised what their pain was
by a physician.
10. Loss of Appetite
If your stomach hurts and is a distraction
most of your day, food will be the last
thing on your mind. It is no surprise that
many liver patients suffer from weight
loss and loss of appetite before, during,
and after their treatments
A new study has demonstrated that few

breast cancer patients who used common
anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin or
ibuprofen have drastically lower breast
cancer recurrence rates.
The research conducted at the University
of Texas Health Science Center at San
Antonio and the University of Texas at
Austin showed placed the serum in a
culture of fat cells that make estrogen,
and then placed the serum on breast
cancer cells. The serum from overweight
and obese patients caused the cancer
cells to grow much more aggressively
than the serum from patients who were
not overweight.
Cancer researcher Linda deGraffenried,
Ph.D., from The University of Texas at
Austin,said that overweight or obese
women diagnosed with breast cancer
were facing a worse prognosis than
normal-weight women.
Anti-inflammatory
use
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the recurrence rate of ERa positive
breast cancer by 50 percent and

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patients'
disease-free
period by more than two years. ER
positive breast cancers, cancers that
grew in response to exposure to the
hormone estrogen, are among the
most common form of the disease,
accounting for approximately 75
percent of diagnoses.
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Aries
This week goes well with your hard work

and determination. Make yourself happy
and be enthusiastic in whatever you do. It
is a favorable week when you can expect
your wishes to get fulfilled. The decisions
that you take will give results in your
favor. You can take useful decisions that
will promote your welfare; satisfaction
will be present for you normally. You
feel as if everyones picking on you and
mistrust those you encounter. If you are
unsure of others motivation, ask them
exactly what they want. You will have a
good command in your work and this will
help you accomplish your tasks quickly.
You will be able to execute the tasks
easily. Money flow will be good and you
will also be in a position to save money.
Adopt a free and flexible mind and this
will guide you to maintain happiness in
family. There may be chances of digest
problems; you may need to be careful in
your food habits.
Taurus
This is the week for you to succeed

and upgrade yourself. There may
be some changes in your working
pattern. Assigned work may not
be as encouraging as you may find
communication problems with your
superiors. With some adjustments, you
will be able to overcome the problems.
Financial progress will be moderate and
there will be scope for both expenses and
gains. Be careful in handling money as
there are chances for loss. There may be
chances for disputes with your elders.
You may need to adjust yourself for a
healthy relationship; egoistic tendencies
should be avoided in relationship. Guard
against the perils of extravagance and
overindulgence in any way you can.
Your current fantasies are unlikely to
be fulfilled, they're just excessively
optimistic. You may have quarrel with
your close kith and kin. You would
be worried over the progress of your
children. Health may get affected for the
week and it will be moderate, there may
be chances for back pain and headache.
Gemini
There are chances for some unexpected

gains during the week. But you should
avoid taking major decisions. You may
need to develop an attitude to make yourself
and others happy. You may not be satisfied
as you will have job pressure, there may
be communicational problem with your
superiors. Success in work will come
through hard efforts. Delays are likely; do
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not get worried about it. Loss of money

may be possible and unwanted expenses
may cause worry. Financial flow may not
be so good, avoid taking major decisions
with respect to money. Think twice before
beginning a communication. There may
be chances for pain in teeth and it will be
good for you to have diet control. Avoid
eating sweets and confectioneries. You may
need to spend money for the health of your
mother. This may bother you.
Cancer
This week goes normally; you need

to work towards your development.
Making new contacts and participating in
gatherings will be good for you. Make use
of the week for maintaining good relations
and winning more friends. Participating
in social gatherings will also give you
happiness and satisfaction. You will be
able to shine in work. There are good
chances for you to make progress and be
in good terms with your subordinates. You
will be able to maintain better relationship
with your colleagues. On the business
side, there will be good returns. Financial
progress is said to be good, you will be
able to maintain good money balance.
Financial progress will be good for the
week. Your potential to save will also be
good. There will be unity and progress in
relationship. You will be able to maintain
happiness. Happiness and satisfaction will
be possible in the family. You will cheer
over the arrival of visitors in your family.
Health will be good and smooth, there
would be some minor obstructions and
you may suffer with sunstroke.
Leo
This week you need to put little more

efforts. Be relaxed and avoid taking
impulsive decisions. Job front looks to
be satisfactory. You will be able to carry
the work very easily. You may need to
be more careful in handling your work
and also maintain some patience which
will take you closer to success. There are
chances for disputes with your colleagues
on minor issues which may become
major. If you wish to have more money,
you can apply for bank loans and secure
the same. There may be some ups and
downs in relationship, try to clear family
obstacles as early as possible. Peace and
harmony may lack in the family, avoid
egoistic feelings, this will be possible by
your courage and determination. As in all
things a healthy balance is required, take a
break when you can, going out for a jog in
the evening, riding your bike or long walks
in the country help you relax and unwind
after a time of intense deliberations.
Virgo
This is a progressive week for you. It's

important for you to let others know your
plans and make it clear you're willing to
show the necessary degree of compromise
that insures everyone is satisfied. People
youre acquainted with and those others
youre much closer to, find your ideas
and suggestions stimulating and you can
expect to find theyre willing to share in
your new found zest for life and optimism
for the future. Youre careful and show
persistence when dealing with problems.
Your increased vitality and improved
self-confidence has positive on everyone
you meet. Youre able to complete any
new tasks either alone or as part of a
team. As expected, the suggestions you
make are acceptable to others who tend
to agree with you. Use this influence to
achieve your desires, remain steadfast,
true to your aims and they're likely to be
met with approval by those people in your
life that matter most to you.
Libra
The week is said to be an active one.

With some adjustments you will be able
to overcome the hurdles. Spending time
with your friends will give you immense
happiness. Fulfilling your commitments
will make you feel happy and satisfied.
You may face some stress in carrying out
your work but you will achieve by hard
work, you may have to travel with regard
to your career. With your talent, you will be
able to shine well in job. The week will not
ideal for making big amount of money. You
need to be careful while spending as there
are chances for loss of money. You can
earn good amount of money by your hard
work, your earnings will be spent on your
family. There will be less understanding in
relationship, it is essential for you to keep
yourself patient and maintain harmony.
Break free from existing routines and
organize something unusual. You will be
in a position to maintain better relationship
with your colleagues. Your colleagues
will be proud about you. You may have
headache and this may be due to insecure
feelings and tiredness, doing prayers will be
good for you.
Scorpio
It is a week for fulfilling commitments and

carrying work efficiently, try to remain
positive and work on fulfilling your
commitments by means of hard work.
The week will be a favorable one and you
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can utilize it for self-development. You
can make some useful decisions for your
welfare. You will be able to execute the
work on time; you will be able to find the
work flow easy and smooth. You will be able
to earn money after facing some hurdles,
it is essential for you to save money. You
will be able to build up your finances well,
support of elders will be there and this will
give you satisfaction. You will be able to
maintain good relationship; you will enjoy
yourself and maintain peaceful relationship
with your family members. Health is said
to be generally good for the week. You will
be able to maintain the same by relaxation
and meditation. You will enjoy good health.
This will be possible by your sheer courage
and determination that you can have.
Sagittarius
It will not be a very fruitful week you

may need to have some patience and
this is very essential for the week. Get
on with the task and don't expect results
very soon. You will find work pressure
for the week and so you may need to plan
better in carrying out your work. With
planning you will achieve your targets
easily. Job pressure may be possible,
you may need to make adjustments
with the work that you are doing.
Planning is very much essential; there
will be hurdles in gaining more money.
However, you should ensure that you do
not lose money. You may need to adjust
better in relationship, children's lack
of progress may cause some worries.
Money progress will be less, and there
will be less scope for you to save, be
cautious while communicating. Health
will not be so smooth for the week. You
may have pain in thighs and legs or cold

related problems; it will be good for you
to resort to meditation practices.
Capricorn
This week is said to be a balancing one,

you will be happy if you develop some
good understanding with the people around
and spread the message of love and peace.
You can make use of maintaining better
understanding and establishing relationship.
You may have to sacrifice some comforts
related to work; atmosphere will not be very
cordial. Business people will find the week
a prosperous one as returns will be good.
On the professional side, good recognition
will be possible for the work from the
superiors. You may have to deal with
unwanted expenses, monetary situation
will be good, you can witness profits/gains,
and this will give you satisfaction. You may
have to make some adjustments to maintain
happiness and attachment with your loved
ones, there will be love and harmony in
family relationship. It will make you feel
happy, make yourself relaxed and feel easy.
Health will be generally good except for
chances of cold related problems that may
bother you a bit.
Aquarius
Make yourself engage in recreation

and amusement activities and this is
very essential for the week. You may
have to travel frequently, some worries
may bother you. You may not find
much progress in job, there may be less
concentration in work and so you may
need to be patient and remain careful at
work front. You may witness hurdles in
the work that you do. You may have loan
issues and this may keep you worrying,
expenditure will be more for the week
and could be for unnecessary things.
There will not be good understanding

in the family, arguments or difference of
opinion will be possible with your close
ones. You may have some difference of
opinion with your elders; this may be
due to understanding problem. Anxiety
and insecure feelings may take a toll
your health; so it will be good for you to
relax and this may keep yourself in good
health. You may need to take better care
of your health; there may be cold related
problems and digestion problems.
Pisces
You can find the week in your favor, and

make use of the week for gaining more
knowledge and developing your skills,
browse through some useful portals
where you can gather some information
which will be useful for you. You will
be able to feel more energetic and
determined and this may keep you in
high spirits. You will showcase your
talent in work and gain recognition; this
recognition will boost your spirits and
make you feel more confident. Work
front is said to be favorable and provide
you satisfaction. You will be able to
portray a different approach in carrying
out your work. Financial front will be
very good for the week. You will be able
to make more money; you will have the
scope to enhance your level of savings.
There will be good understanding and
you will be able to maintain pleasing
communication with your loved ones.
There will be romantic feelings and
excitement in relationship; you will
also feel happy over the events that are
going in your family. You will be able to
maintain good health. There will be all
around happiness and excitement which
help you to maintain good health.
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Dada Saheb Phalke Award: Amitabh To Tell

All About Shashi Kapoor In Documentary
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has

worked with Shashi Kapoor in films like
Deewar and Silsila, is all set to share
his experience of working with him in a
documentary which will be shown when
the "Satyam Shivam Sundaram" actor
receives the Dada Saheb Phalke honour.
Bachchan, 72, and 77-year-old Shashi
have worked in several landmark films
including "Do Aur Do Paanch", "Roti
Kapda Aur Makaan", "Kabhi Kabhie",
"Kaala Patthar" and "Trishul".
"Shashi ji and I have shared so much it is
difficult to imagine how we did it, now,
when I look back on it, asked by his son
and grandson to fill in a few moments on
video for the honour event in the Capital.
"Some thoughts and words tumble out.
But nothing can give adequate expression
of what we would ideally like to state.
There is so much to say and remember,"
Bachchan posted on his blog.
Be it the brotherhood of "Deewar",
master-employee
relationship
in
"Namak Halaal" or union of two cons
for a cause in "Do Aur Do Paanch", the
camaraderie between the stars is not
restricted to professional level. The duo

share a personal bond as well.
The "Piku" star had earlier said Kapoor
is the "most deserving" of the Dadasaheb
Phalke Award.
Shashi is the third from his family to get
the award after father Prithvi Raj Kapoor
and elder brother Raj Kapoor.
Anil Kapoor To Dub For 'Family Guy'

After featuring in international movies
"Slumdog Millionaire" and "Mission:
Impossible - Ghost Protocol" and
American TV series "24", Indian actor
Anil Kapoor will be off to Los Angeles
to dub for a character in adult animation
show "Family Guy" as a guest star.
While Anil is reluctant to reveal details of
what character he would be dubbing for,
he admits that doing a voice for "Family
Guy" is something that has given him an
elevated status in his own family.
"My children are crazy about the show.
They can't believe I am doing a voice in
'Family Guy'," he said.
"My character will appear with the
show's famous Griffin family. It is a new
experience for me. And you know how
much I like going into new experiences,"
he added.
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Gutthi Aka Sunil Grover Apprehensive

About Viewers' Acceptance
Stand-up comedian Sunil Grover, best

known for his drag act as Gutthi in
"Comedy Nights With Kapil", hopes the
audience accepts him in a man's role in
the movie "Gabbar Is Back".
In the Akshay Kumar-starrer, Sunil
will be seen as a policeman - a role he
thoroughly enjoyed.
"I hope people accept me in this film
as I am very nervous. I hope people
accept me in a man's role. I am playing
a policeman in the film and it's not a
negative role," Sunil said.
He has made audiences laugh away
with his jokes on "Comedy Nights With
Kapil" on the small screen, but Sunil
says he's not too comfortable with the
idea of doing a sex comedy on the big
screen.
"I am not yet comfortable, unless it is
made aesthetically. I am not comfortable
using double meaning words... I don't
know why. I have tried to convince
myself... I have been offered (such
projects) also, but I don't know about
future. Right now I am unable to do it,"

he said.
Sunil also said that while he does share
"non-vegetarian" jokes with his friends,
"maybe my Indian upbringing is stopping
me from doing a sex comedy".
His film "Gabbar Is Back" is directed

by famous director Krish and produced
by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Viacom
18 Motion Pictures. Featuring Akshay
and Shruti Haasan, the film is slated to
release on May 1, 2015.
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, whose

memorable film "Don" completed 37
years of its release on Tuesday, is glad
that the "incredible" journey of the film
"still continues"
The movie is an action-thriller, which
revolves around a powerful gangster
named Don played by Amitabh, who
was seen in a double role in the film.
"37 years of 'DON' today (Tuesday). A
film made by that gentle giant Nariman
Irani, the DOP of extreme excellence,"
Big B wrote on his blog.
The 72-year-old is ecstatic about the
film's journey and he even took to his
micro-blogging website Twitter to
express his happiness with his fans and
well-wishers.
"37 years of DON .. today!! Incredible! A
journey that still continues," he tweeted.
The actor also shared anecdotes from
the set of the film - especially one when
producer Nariman A. Irani saved a child
at the Rajkamal Studios, while he was
shooting for a film there.
"Ran (Irani) to save the child. He did.
But injured himself in the effort. Broke
his femur, was hospitalised, went into
surgery and came out well. Few days

later complications set in and he passed
away," Big B wrote.
Also reminiscing the iconic song
"Khaike paan Benares waala", he said
it was shot in second shifts at Mehboob
Studios from 2 to 10 p.m.
"During the action scene, I had hurt my
feet and had huge burn boils on the palm
of my feet. Could not wear shoes, or
walk. The song was bare foot...so...took
pain killer injections on my feet before
each shot and completed the song and
the scene," Big B wrote on his blog.
The actor was congratulated for the
song by then writer duo Salim Khan and
Javed Akhtar. The duo saw the rushes of
the film and sent a telegram to Srinagar
where the megastar was shooting.
"Salim-Javed saw the rushes of the
film... more importantly, the rushes of
the paan eating duplicate DON, and sent
me a telegram, in Srinagar where I was
shooting for another film congratulating
me," Amitabh wrote.
"It was a most encouraging moment for
me I remember. I still remember the room
in the Palace Hotel, when I received the
message, and my inner feeling of great

joy on its contents," he added.
A remake and sequel of the film were
released in October 2006 and December
2011, respectively which starred
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan.
Directed by Chandra Barot, "Don" is
considered to be one of the most iconic
movies of Bollywood.
The megastar was last seen in
"Shamitabh" and will soon be seen
in Shoojit Sircar's "Piku" and Bejoy
Nambiar's "Wazir".
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In a fresh twist Maria reluctantly
takes on The challenge of now playing
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Love Your Kids Equally

Parents say they treat and love their kids
equally. However, a new study has shown
that most people fall into the trap of
showing favouritism, making the 'black
sheep' of the house feel unaccepted and
unloved.
The research by a professor of psychology
shows 69 per cent of her sample of 70
could identify the family "favourite"
and 80 per cent could identify the "black
sheep".
Parents say they treat their children
equally. But when you ask people they
say ''Of course there was a favourite.''
They take it for granted.
She said the middle child was almost
never considered the favourite. The
favourites were usually the oldest or
the youngest, or the only boy or girl in

a family dominated by one sex; or the
child who shared a parent's interests and
outlook.
People say, ''Mum always liked her best
because she looked like her or shared her
interests. Or ''My father didn't take to me
because I wasn't sporty like him.
She said it was often easier for parents
to like the child who was like them.
They might love their children but not
necessarily like all of them or relate well to
different temperaments. Parents felt guilty
and tried to disguise their preferences.
She said adults who considered
themselves the black sheep placed
themselves on a continuum from feeling
not loved or part of the family to being
just a little bit different and getting the

"raw end of the stick" more often than
was fair.
For some black sheep the consequences
could be lasting, serious and sad.
The family is the primary social unit and
if you feel you are not accepted or loved
by your parents where does that leave
you in this tough world.
It could be tough for parents, too. But
accepting a child's difference, and not
blaming, was a start to understanding.
And having involvement with an
extended family was also beneficial.
Those respondents who had most
involvement with extended family were
the least likely to say there had been a
favourite or black sheep.
As shopping cart-related injuries are

common and can result in severe injury
or even death, parents should consider
alternatives to placing children in
shopping carts until carts are redesigned
to prevent injury.
In 2005, more than 24,000 children
were treated in US hospital emergency
rooms for shopping cart-related
injuries. Most of these injuries occurred
when a child fell from a shopping cart,
the cart tipped over, the child became
entrapped in the cart, or the child fell
while riding on the outside of the cart,
according to the new policy statement.
Injuries to the head and neck accounted
for 74 percent of shopping cart-related
injuries among children younger than
15. Of the 4 percent of children treated
in an emergency room for a shopping
cart injury, more than 93 percent
were under age 5. With the potential
instability of some existing shopping
cart designs, and because it is difficult
for a parent to easily ascertain a cart's
safety simply by looking at it, parents
should carefully consider the potential
for injury before placing a child in a
shopping cart, according to the policy.
Instead of putting children in shopping
carts, parents can try one of the
following alternatives:
Get another adult to come with them to
watch the children while shopping.
Put children in strollers, wagons, or front
packs/slings instead of in shopping carts.
Ask older children to walk and praise
them for behaving and staying nearby.
Leave children at home with another

adult.
Shop online if local grocery stores offer
shopping on the internet.
If a parent chooses to place a child in a
shopping cart, he or she should ensure
that the child is properly secured in an
effective and age and size-appropriate
belt or harness. Furthermore, parents and
caregivers should never:
Leave a child alone in a shopping cart.
Allow a child to stand-up in a shopping
cart.
Place an infant carrier on top of the
shopping cart.
Allow a child to ride in the basket.
Allow a child to ride on the outside of
a cart.
Allow an older child to climb on the cart
or push the cart with another child inside.

To help parents, some businesses adopt
shopping cart safety strategies and offer
other assistance to help prevent injury.
This may include providing a supervised
in-store child-play area; a pick-up area
or assistance in bringing purchases to a
vehicle; cart modifications to improve
child restraint and cart stability; strollers
or wagons for in-store use; education
and warnings about cart dangers; and/
or customer incentives, such as stickers
or other giveaways, to reward safe
shopping cart behavior. In addition,
safety standards for shopping carts be
revised to include "clear and effective
performance criteria" for child-restraint
systems and cart stability to prevent
falls and injuries due to cart tip-overs.
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Vancouver Whitecaps Newcomer Cristian

Techera Has High Hopes For MLS
At 5-foot-2, he may strike a diminutive
figure. But new Vancouver Whitecaps
winger Cristian Techera is hoping to
make a huge impression in Major League
Soccer.
Nicknamed Vicho ("Bug") by his
father, Techera could be the final piece
of the puzzle for Whitecaps coach Carl
Robinson, for now at least. A striker, a
left winger and a center back were at the
top of Robinson's shopping list in the
offseason, as he looked to build a squad
capable of challenging for MLS Cup.
He found them all in South America,
adding MLS leading scorer Octavio
Rivero and defender Diego Rodriguez
this winter before officially bringing in
the 22-year-old Techera on a seasonlong loan, with a transfer option, from
Uruguayan side River Plate Montevideo.
"It's a big change for me, from one place
to another," Techera told media this week
through a translator when asked about his
move to MLS. "I really want to experience
it and to see how everything goes. I've
seen [the Whitecaps] play back home.
Soccer here is much nicer and prettier and
suits my qualities as a player."
Techera met up with his new teammates
for the first time last Saturday, joining
the Whitecaps ahead of their match at
Real Salt Lake. The winger was itching
to play, but after nearly 15 hours of flying
via Buenos Aires and Dallas, Robinson
thought better of it.
Watching the game from the stands,
Techera was impressed by the spirit he
saw from his new team in their 1-0 road
victory.
"I can tell the team is united," Techera
added. "I can tell they're willing to fight
for results, and I've come to help."

With his paperwork finally sorted out,
Techera arrived in Vancouver on Sunday.
He has barely had time to unpack but
describes what he's seen of the city so far
as "very nice, beautiful, very different
from Uruguay." It will take some time
for him to settle in, with his wife and
two daughters set to join him in Canada
in around a month. Until they arrive,
Techera knows some familiar faces
already at the Whitecaps.
He becomes the fourth Uruguayan in
Vancouver alongside Rivero, Rodriguez
and Nicolas Mezquida. Techera and
Mezquida go a long way back. They first
met at age 14 and have played together
on a regional team as well as opposite
each other in the Primera Division, while
the winger played with Rodriguez's
brother at River Plate.
"It really does help," Techera said of
the amount of South Americans already
at the club. "It makes me feel at home.

[Nico and I], we've been friends from a
young age. But there's not only Nico, but
Octavio and Diego. It's good for me."
Describing himself as "a very fast player
and technical" who likes to have the ball
at his feet, Techera has already been
impressing with his skills at training this
week and has his eyes on staking a claim
to a starting spot.
Robinson has clearly liked what he's seen
so far but tried to dampen immediate
expectations of the player as he finds his
feet in his new surroundings.
"You can see the quality that he's got,"
Robinson said of Techera. "He scores
goals, but I'm not going to rush Cristian.
Delighted to have him here. When I bring
players into this group, I want to bring in
players that are going to affect the team.
I think we can do that with Techera, but
he's got to fight for his place. He's like
everyone else."
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Who Is The Right Fit As The Next Coach

Of The EdmontonOilers?
There is absolutely no doubt that
McDavid brings a lot of swing as who is
the next coach. Especially when you look
at the players he will be playing with in
Edmonton in the great years ahead.
Todd Nelson has undoubtedly done good
enough of a job to be able to continue as
the Oilers next head coach.
He came in midseason to a roster filled
with familiar faces from the OKC Barons
and after returning the ping-pong table to
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Nelson.
- Terry Jones, Edmonton Sun
On the other hand, Todd McLellan just
got fired by the San Jose Sharks.
McLellan is a coach I am a little bit on
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He has been known for "burning players
out".
I'm not saying that the reason I don't feel
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I look at Todd Nelson and I feel that the
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two are both very similar in terms of success with Hockey Canada, and Kevin
their coaching styles.
Lowe has also been a part of the winning
BABS OR NELSON
there too.
The true wildcard is Mike Babcock. I wonder if Babcock would look at the
With Detroit still being in the playoffs, situation in Edmonton as being one that
and teams like the Flyers and Leafs who could provide a lot of upside for him
both covet McLellan, the Oilers may in his career. The young group of guys
simply be forced to wait it out and see Edmonton has built up is ready for a
what happens.
coach who can take their game to the
It's a surreal thought, just like getting next level.
McDavid was, but I wonder how Babcock has the ability to do lots with
interested Babs would be in coming to very little. Just look at the Red Wings
coach the Edmonton Oilers. Nicholson this year.
clearly has ties to him due to all of the With him coming to Edmonton, it would
almost be certain that he would be
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I am a firm believer that the next coach,
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next year, but there is no doubt that
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the process in becoming a successful
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